Detachable handle for bags



K. B.'CO0K. DETACHABLE HANDLE FOR BAGS.

APPLICATION FILED "ML 1, I920.

Patented Mar. 15, 1921 KATHERINE B. COOK, OF SEATTLE, WASHINGTON.

DETACHABLE HANDLE FOR BAGS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 15, 1921.

Application filed March 1, 1920. Serial No. 362,629.

detachable handles for bags and the like,

and the object of my invention is to pro vide a detachable metallichandle that is adapted to be inserted Within a seam disposed adjacent tothe upper edge of the open end of a bag whereby the detachable meansupon said handle will be concealed therein leaving no parts exposed thatwould tend to catch upon any article placed wlthin said bag.

A further object is to provide a detachable handle that is simple in itsplan of construction and inexpensive to manufacture and that may beattached quickly and easily to or detached from a bag.

With the above and other objects in view which will appear as thedescriptlonproceeds, my invention resides in the detalls of constructionhereinafter described and claimed.

I accomplish these objects by devlces llustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, wherein- Figure 1 is a view in elevation of a handle embodyingthe features of my invention as it may appear when attached to a bag;

Fig. 2 is a view'in elevation of a detail of my invention; and

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary view in horizontal section on broken line 3, 3of Fig. 2.

In providing handles for certain types of bags, it is necessary to sew ahandle in one or both sides of the open end of the bag so that when thebag is supported by one handle it will ordinarily hang with its upperend open in which position articles may be inserted therein and when itis necessary to launder or renovate the bags such handles are removed byripping the seams. My invention obviates these difficulties by providinghandles that may be readily inserted into and removed from' the saidseams thus eliminating the necessity of ripping the same when it isdesired to insert or remove the handles from the passageways formed bythe said seams in the upper ends of said bags. 7

In forming a handle, as shown in the drawings a piece of wire of thedesired length is bent double on itself leaving one strand extendingbeyond the endof the other strand to permit a hook being formed thereon,as

shown in the drawings, said strands are then twisted together in such amanner as to provide a loop on the double end thereof, and the twistedstrands are bent .in the manner hereinafter described to provide a handhold therefrom following which the hook portion is formed from theextended strand of wire as will readily be understood.

Referring to the drawings, throughout which like reference numeralsindicate like parts, I have shown in Fig. 1 a handle formed of a singlewire which is bent double and twisted together and having a loop 5provided at its double end. A straight portion 6 of the doubled andtwisted wire extends from and in prolongation to the loop 5 and ispreferably formed of such length as to be slightly less than the widthof the bag in which the handle is to be inserted.

he portion 6 terminates at a point 7 the doubled twisted wire being bentupwardly at said point in a substantially semi-circular formation toprovide the curved handle portion 8.

The curved handle portion 8 is provided with a terminal hook 9 formed bybending the extended strand to provide the said hook 9 in such form asto facilitate its engagement and disengagement with the loop 5 and ofsuch size that may be easily inserted and removed from the passageway 11formed in the upper edge of the open end of the bag 12 by doubling overand stretching the same as at 14.

The handle, as shown in Fig. 1, is engaged with the bag by inserting thestraight portion 6 in the passageway 11, the hook 9 is then engaged withthe loop 5 and the upper edge of the bag 12 is so formed as to concealthe said elements and to expose to view only the curved handle portion8.

In the form of the handle shown in Fig. 1 there is sufiicient resiliencyin said handle to facilitate the engagement or disengagement of the hook9 with the loop 5 during the insertion of the handle or the removal ofthe same from the bag 12.

In practice I have found it advisable, in order to add to thesaleability and attractiveness of my handle and to provide an articlethat embodies neatness, good taste and that is pleasing to the eye toembellish the handle portion 8 with silk ribbon or other similarmaterial of any desired color.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawings, the advantages of the construction and of the method ofoperation will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art to whichthe invention pertains, and while I have described the principle ofoperation of the invention, together with the device which 1 nowconsider to be the best embodiment thereof, I desire to have itunderstood that the device shown is merely illustrative and that suchchanges may be made when desired as arewithin the scope of theinvention. 7

What I claim is: I

1. In combination with a bag having a passageway formed in its upperopen end, of a handle adapted to be disposed therein comprising a singlepiece of wire having a straight portion adapted to be dlsposed withinsaid passageway, a looped portion formed integral on one end "of saidstraight portion, a curved portion integral with said straight-portion,and a hooked terminal formed integral onthe free end of said curved"handle portion adapted to beengagedwvith the said looped portion andlying completely within said passageway durmg said engagement to preventthe engaging hook and loop from contact with other articles. 7

2. An element of a bag construction constituting in part, a handleformed 01 twisted wire,-and bent to provide an arched portion with atwisted wire section extending between the ends of the arched portion,and a hook and eye connection between one end or" the section extendingbetween the ends of the arched portion, and the adjacent end of thearched portion with the point of engagement spaced inwardly of thearched portion.

In witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe my name this 17th-day ofFebruary D.

1920. V a V KA'I'HERINE B. COOK

